Kuala Lumpur, 26 February 2021 - The availability of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country is considered the best way to boost economic growth. Malaysian Academy of Sciences fellow Datuk Dr Madeline Berma said the vaccine also provided a sign that the government no longer needed to implement the Movement...
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 February 2021 – Chubb announced today the launch of MY Smart Car Insurance, a flexible, yet comprehensive mileage-based car insurance product tailored specially for low mileage drivers in Malaysia. With the rapid development of the country’s public transportation system and the increasing number of people working from...
Osaka, 25 February 2020 – Demo Day, the closing event for the Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka program, offers the nine startups who joined the program the opportunity to showcase their work in Japan. Due to the pandemic, this year’s Scale Osaka program and Demo Day have moved online, and allows...
Kuala Lumpur, 24 February 2021 – Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad (“the Group” or “Takaful Malaysia”) profit before zakat and tax (“PBZT”) for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2020 was RM117.2 million, higher by 37% as compared to RM85.6 million registered in the corresponding quarter of the previous...
Kuala Lumpur, 24 February 2021 - Malaysia's economic recovery plan is on the right track with the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme that begins today, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. He said many economic sectors were awaiting border reopening not only in the country but also abroad,...
Malaysia, 24 February 2021 – The pandemic stricken Chinese New Year celebrations were muted as many families were not able to completely reunite. As a result, the wish to be together resonated louder than ever amid the people. Many brands wanted to echo these sentiments, and as such their...
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 February 2021 – Netizen eXperience recently conducted a survey which found an encouraging number of Malaysians moving towards e-wallet and debit card transactions, especially since the enforcement of the Movement Control Orders (MCO). "We recently carried out a survey on more than 1,000 Malaysians between the...
Malaysia, 23 February 2021 - The MyDIGITAL initiative, which comes under the National Digital Economy Blueprint unveiled last Friday, is a very encouraging one that is set to further grow Malaysia’s Digital Economy into a strategic engine of growth for the economy, said SAP Malaysia Managing Director Hong Kok...
Jakarta, 23 February 2021 – According to L.E.K. Consulting’s latest insights, Indonesia’s e-groceries market is nearing a turning point in drivers of penetration. In the broader Asian context, operators in the space have enjoyed success in markets like China and South Korea. COVID-19 is likely the catalyst that leads to...
Kuala Lumpur, 22 February 2021 - Hong Leong Bank (HLB) has introduced the ‘HLB SME Solar Financing’, a green energy financing facility specially developed for Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) looking to install small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. This programme offers financing of up to RM1 million per SME...